Texas Leader Tucker Is Declared Ineligible

Sophomore forward P.J. Tucker, the leading scorer and rebounder for No. 15 Texas, is academically ineligible and will sit out the rest of the season, the school announced Thursday.

Tucker, averaging 13.7 points and eight rebounds a game, will stay in school and be allowed to practice but is not eligible for competition.

Texas (14-3) plays at No. 18 Oklahoma (14-2) on Saturday.

A team spokesman also said starting freshman center LaMarcus Aldridge remains out indefinitely because of a hip injury.

University officials have refused to comment on details of Tucker’s academic problems, citing federal privacy laws that protect student records.

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Eastern Connecticut guard Antwoine Key died after collapsing during the opening minutes of a Division III game at Worcester State in Worcester, Mass.

Emergency personnel tried repeatedly to revive Key, 22, and rushed him to a Worcester hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Eastern officials said.

The game was suspended.